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THEANACONDA STANDARD: SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7.
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Anaconda,
SATlTR!AY. DECEMHKR 7. 1MM^.
THATCARTER VOTE
Thegarment of rlutrity which mmc^^(Vicious iH^^^i^le are trying *n throw^about Congressman ^'arter's latest |^^^-^litical escapade is of liner lihre than^all-wool goods and is far more than a^yard wide.
Mr.farter voted for S|^eaker Iteed.^The Montana delegates at the St. Louis^convention had wired him not to do it.^Of course, the Montana men were^vexed; and now we have it that the^telegram reached \Yasliington a little^too late, Carter haviiiK pledged himself^to Hee^l just the day liefore !
^f course, iiht republican friends will^promptly forjrive Carter. Not having^received the dispatch, how was he to^know Montana sentiment^ Not hav^^ing caught the warning; from the St.^I.ouis delegation, how was he to Ite ac^^quainted with Mr. Itccd's anti silver^record^ And tiiliee he had lung Is-en^pledged to Heed, anyway, in all hut^caucus obligation, what could he have^done if the telegram had reached him^a day or a week sooner-/ lie would^have voted for Heed just the^name. He was hound to. He was^among the very first men mentioned^days ahead by the leading repiihliean^newspaper of the I'nited States as a^warm supporter of Mr. Heed.
Thereal excuse to plead in Mr. Car^^ter's favor is that northwest repuhli-^cans supported Heed on |iersonal assur^^ance that he had revised his views and^had come to look upon silver with a^friendly eye. Mr. Heed is in politics^for the connivance there is in it, and it^is to tie seen whether he will forget his^promise and put these republicans to^shame.
Lastsummer, the platform of the^national republican party was profuse^in its promises of friendliness to silver:^its phrases seem now forgotten. They^told us that silver had a friend^in Harrison; his message sorely disap^^pointed us. Tlfen we were assured that^Secretary Windoin had a ^plan^ which^waa to prove a veritable elixir. Its de^^tails reached Montana yesterday; they^are aa disappointing and disheartening^aa ever was a broken promise. There^remains S|ieaker Thomas It. Heed,^elected on promises made to northwest^men; we confess, we doubt him.
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WINDOWS ^PLAN '^Silver has an enemy in Secretary Win-^dom the elaborate scheme evolved in^his report fixes that fact fast enough.
Inhis annual message President Har^^rison timidly touched the silver ques^^tion and, for an exposition of his views^on the issue, he referred the country to^the forthcoming recommendations of^the secretary of the treasury. Mr.^Windoin had bid the people wait for^the unfolding of his plan which, in his^view ought to lie entirely acceptable to^silver advocates and admirable in its^adaptation to the views of the finan^^ciering Hast. The plan has come. It^is a string of platitudes, a bundle of^sophistries. It is distinctively hostile^to silver and it wiil misguide only those^who are so dull that their live good^senses bWVM defense to them against^any sort of harm or danger.
TheWest and Mr. Windoni are lMM^^lessly far apart. When it comes to^views on the silver question, the secre^^tary and the silver ]ieople can not get^on any common ground, silver de^^mands recognition as legal tender under^rights that were never cancelled by the^federal government. It claims its^place in a double-standard currency.^It offers to relieve a debt- ridden peopie^from oppression and from the unequal^tight which has been waged with the^rich creditor class ever since legislation^brought the metal into disgrace. It^haa no question whatever regarding^its time-honored function in the sphere^^f currency. It is pleading no excuses,^soliciting no favors, but, on the con^^trary, it offers to be immensely helpful^in the commercial world; and financial^history proves that it makes no mis^^take in asserting its ability to be use^^ful.
Onthe other hand. Secretary Win-^dom, with the President of the I'nited^States back of him, approaches the^question with that gingerly touch^which savors of fear, saying a friendly^word for silver l*ccausc that is good^politics just at this time, but smother^ing the compliment under long para^graphs of admonitions against gener^^ous treatment of the metal, warning^the country against the awful evils that^may follow its lils-ral purchase, recit^^ing the stereotype objections which the^enemies of silver have urged for years^- -in spite of all that enlightened public^opinion meanwhile has learned and^tossing off, in conclusion, a ^ plan^^which every intelligent friend of silver^will resent the instant he reads it.
Cutin briefest possible shape. Mi.^^Windoni does not wish to recognize^the rightful place of silver in the na
tion'scurrency, he would not broadly^make it a legal tender, he would not^vest it with its proper functions, but^would have the government purchase^it as it would buy guns, or deal with it^as with any ordinary commodity. He^would make Mr. Windoni the |^ersoii to^decide when enough had Iteen bought^and. worse than that, he would practi^^cally make the secretary an unre^^strained seller whenever he chose to^trade on that side of the market. In^his ^plan^ the metal is every-day mer^^chandise; in the purpose of the West, it^is metal entitled to its rightful place in^national currency, where, once placed,^it can take care of itself and bless the^world of trade.
Headthe pages relating to silver ill^Secretary Wiudom's rei^ort. and gauge^him by your own standard. He quotes^the amount of coinage under existing^law and then recites the extenuating^circumstances which have happened to^prevent it from working evil. He rec^^ognize., the necessity of silver in cur^^rency but his comments are a constant^warning lest it Is- treated Ills-rally and^thus disturb things. Kvery paragraph^is a hint at the ^serious consequences.^^He enquires how much we may expect^silver to depreciate with the coinage of^f*4.^^^i.i^m a mouth if silver has declined^^Jil per cent in eleven years on the coin^^age s-j.imii.^kxi a mouth, taking care,^however, not to tell the circumstances^that induced silver's first fall, lie ob^^jects to issuing silver certillcates to de-^^Misitors of bullion Is-cause ^^ this prop^^osition practically amounts to fret-^coinage and is therefore o|^eii to all the^serious objections and dangers that^have Iteen urged against such free coin^^age.^ Not a point has been made by^any advocate of silver, during years of^discussion, which Mr. W indoni does^not controvert. He would not coin ^M.-^i m h i.^h a i a month Itecause it would over^^tax the mint capacity, and he says :
Theaaaaataffl of tin- Ireaaury, in whom is^lodged i lif illwretionary power to ihuvIuuu-and^i*ohi sl.i.m.ii.i worth of ntlver |^er month, iiHM*um^iii the opinion of nil hi* predeecKMors finer I*7k,
ofitotti aaMtaal aaMtaawthaa aasta^ la a i iinii as*
yondwhieh il is not -;ifc to go in thinage of
fulllegal tender dolbtra, the nominal value of^whleh Ik far In exit-** of tin' hullion value, aad^he lut^ therefore eontlned his |MirehiiHe^ lo the^.mi.mill required l^^ law.
Wepredict that the treatment of the^silver question under the Windoni^^plan.^ would tiud the country with an^average purchase by the government of^absolutely less than ^^).^^^^ per month^lieforc lawns are green next spring.^Clearly Mr. Windoin anil the West are^too wide apart. His ^advantages^ are^not worth studying. Iiecattse silver ad-^vocates are talking about a precious^metal and its useful place in a coinage^system while he is trying to show how^the government can deal in an ordinary^commodity without risk of running too^great loss.
MINISTERDOUGLASS SNUBBED^Frederick Douglass had a lot of^trouble in presenting his credentials at^Port au I'rince, and it was only when^Secretary Itlaine came to his aid with a^I'nited States cruiser that the dusky^minister succeeded in traveling in a^manner befitting his official position.^Dispatches from llayti say that the^American minister has not only been^snubbed, but that llippolvte refuses^point blank to honor his credentials,^antl it is said that Secretary Itlaine is^contemplating the appoint ineut of his^successor.
President11ippolvteargues that inas^^much as other foreign governments are^represented there by white men, he^don't propose to receive a negro from^the I'nited States. The fact is. the^llaytiens have very little resjiect for^members of their own race, and Mr.^Douglass' predecessor. Mr. Thompson,^a Brooklyn mulatto, met with poor suc^^cess in his diplomatic dealings with the^turbulent little republic.
Itis a question whether it would be^to our advantage to comply with the^wishes of the dusky ruler of the island.^For years this government has lieen^trying to secure laud at I'ort an I'rince^for a coaling station for American war^vessels, but so far all negotiations have^failed utterly. As a result of sending^negro ministers to llayti. this govern^^ment has been unable to secure any^concessions, while Fr-,'ice being repre^^sented by a nobleman, has secured a^firm position in the a (lections of the^government.
Acoaling station at I'ort au I'rince
would In* a great advantage to our
navy,and since President llippolvte
declinesto treat with Mr. Douglass it
wouldseem that a white man should
beappointed to the place.
ALondon dispatch says that ltoti-^langer has lieeu engaged to lecture in^the I'nited States. It is probable that^his topic will lie ^Looking Itackward.^^As a dime museum freak Itoiilanger^might attract attention, but it is doubt^^ful if the American public will care to^listen to the harrangties of a French^man who so openly parades his vices^and w ho is confessedly a hack nuinlier.
Ofall the burnt cork artists in the^land. Lew Dockstuder has for years^been at the bead of his profession. His^theatre in New York was recognized as^a standard place of amusement, where^all the gags on mothers in-law and^Canadian exiles were dished up in the^latest style. Just now the famous^minstrel is taking some medicine of his j^own mixing, but his creditors from^whom he has taken refuge across the^border, fail to see the point of the joke.
Longago the American people lost^interest in the career of Jefferson^Davis, whose life was sketched by the^Sta n n.Mt i i yesterday morning in a^summary following the announcement^of his death. Public opinion long ago^fixed the place which Mr. Davis is^likely to hold in the country's annals
and,while he haa been out of the pub^^lic mind for years, the expressions of^sentiment printed this morning will in^^terest the reader, doubtless awakening^many a suggestion that would not be^deemed friendly toward the man whom^bis patriotic countrymen have no rea^^son to love, and whose name and deeds^most of us, under the prompting of^broad charity, will lie glad to forget.
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SecretaryWindoin couldn't manage^to get in a good word for leatl. His^report remarks that, owing to obscurity^in the statutes, the |ieople have a habit^of looking to the secretary of the treas^^ury rather tlian to congress ^for relief^from real or imaginary hardships at^^tributed to the tariff.^ In illustration,^he refers to the lead question, and so^disposes of it. Tradition brought^forward from the Septemlier campaign^tells us of the time when Congressman^Carter ^talked with the secretary antl^immediately the price of lead ad^^vanced.^ If Mr. Carter could have^arranged to get his work in again, he^might possibly have managed to talk^the secretary into a line or two of rec^ommeiidation in favor of his constitu^^ents in their relation to a tariff on the^stuff tossed into this country, duty^free, for the benefit of certain eastern^manufacturers with whom Mr. Win^dnm confessed his unwillingness seri^^ously to interfere.
STANDARDTOPICS.
Niliety-eiKbti In hihui i^I two hiiildreil mid^sixty-seven iplcstions were asked in the^1'aruell ease. Anil there was no woman^ill tin- eiise. either.
Theiiiercaxillg rcH|^cct shown to ^ hris-^tiaiiity is it healthful m^'i of American^life. Ill a Colorado town ^A Grand Sa^^cred lUw Fight^ was advertised for last^Sunday evening.
Notto lie outdone in cutcrise by those^lieWM|xi|HTM which have started reporters^^MM tin- world in an attempt to lower^the rcconI of eighty days, the Washington^J'usf lias given it dime to a red-nosed^journalist who applied for a |^ositioii the^other day. and instructed him to Net out^in a ^lue northerly course anil aee how^much time lie could consume before get^^ting around the glolie to the ottlee again.^The /'ox^ no doubt means to keep abreast^of the times in journalistic enterprise if it^rolls the staff of tin1 intoxicating pleas^^ure of this man's society during the rest^of their natural existence.
Acoolness has sprung up between Mrs.^4 'udaliy and Mrs. Powell of ( liicago. Mrs.^^ 'uilahy hmt a !fs!,!IH^ camel's hair shawl^while going to it lull. A few days after^Nlie saw Mrs. Powell promenading the^streets with (he shawl on her hack. Mrs.^Cudaliy thereupon caused the urrest of^Mrs. Powell, mill that worthy lady was^thrown into jail. Hut on the trial Mrs.^Powell proved satisfactorily that her lllia-^hand hail found the shawl in the street.^Then Mrs. Powell turned around and ob^^tained it verdict of #l,lliu against Mrs.^Cudaliy for false imprisonment. sliinApr^anil all that sort of thing. This illustrates^the aphorism that it is easier to get into a^llrst-class law suit than for the wife of a^rich man to wear the hair of a camel.
Tileservices at (.race Kpiscopal church,^Chicago, last Sum lay, were pleasantly^varied by the presentation of three prizes,^for which the choir boys had liecn striv^^ing for Home time, tine was for ^neat-^iicsn,^ one for ^manliness,^ and the third^for ^reverence.^ We can conceive how^the good musical director, who acted aa^the judge, could reach a conclusion as to^iieiituesN, ami could even render an^impartial decision in a well-matched^act-to of manliness. But how the^duce In- kept score in the game of revep-^crciicc, we confess our inability to see. It^would seem that that verdict could only lie^rendered by a higher judge. How does^the professor know hut that the little^fellow who bowed bis head at the proper^moments anil otherwise liehaved himself^in such an cxemphiry and devout manner^while in the choir, was not all the whilo^studying new combinations of dogs' tails^and tin cans, or craftily plotting fresh^raids upon his mother's raspberry jam'.'^Abstraction at church by no means im^^plies that the individual abstracted hits^tl xed his thoughts on high ; and with due^res|m-ct totirace church we submit that^reverence contests urc tin- Height of irrev^^erence.
ItishopStciihoiiNc, leader of the Mor^^mon colony in the Canadian Northwest,^claims to have discovered a way to make^bigamy |h^rfectly legal under the laws of^the country. He adduces the case of a^luichelor bridegroom with two brides, and^assumes that both ladies an* married at^one and tin- same instant, ho that neither^of the wives shall pr^-cede the other. Tim^goisl bishop adds :
Istill think thai such a marriage if registered^would satisfy all Hit technical condition* of val^^idity: and, further, that if the registrar were to^refuse registration he would be lislde lo ditiiiituen^to the hride ami griNiiii. In any case the liiishand^would have to In- adjudicated to one or the other^of tile ladle* claiming him. Now I want to knsw^which would he the victim of hlgainy.
Thishypothetical state of affairs opens^up a variety of interesting questions. It^strikes u layman that such a wedding^would tic prima facie evidence of violated^law, and that the courts would rule that^the bad man could he udjudieuteil to^neither lady since neither lady had ticcti^lawfully married to hint. Still Bishop^Stciiliousc knows a great deal more about^bigamy anil such tilings than we do. ami^Ins construction of the law in tin- absence^of any precedent may lie assumed to be^correct. Now, of course, if tilt* marriage^of two I.iilu s to one groom can Im^ |ht-^fortucd at the same instant, it follows that^under this plan the mimticr of legal^brides call be multiplied indefinitely, the^self-same ceremony doing for all. Hy^this means a Mormon young man could^build himself a large and flourishing^household ill a single hour. He could, as^it were, lay in a Mock of go,m 1 s Niifticicut^to last him a life time. ||e would rest in^tin- comforting assurance that he was^not liable to attack anil prosecution by the^state, since he was legally an well as^morrally married to his entire collection.^I'ndcr those virciimstaticcH one can imag^^ine the care and diligence which a judi^^cious mail, with a pro|m-r view to his^future happiness. would exercise^in making up a choice assortment. His^chief concern would he variety, for how^^ever much his predclictioiiH might lie in^ill favor of u particular ty|H^, a sensible
manwould not be ao foolish aa to confine^himaelf to that one order of girl. In the^matter of parlor ornament* be would want^articles that would not be out of harmony^with the prevailing ideas of the various^suites of rooms. He would select hair,^eyes, skin and form with a view to the tout^ensembles. These of course would be his^high-grade wives, the shining ornaments^of society. Not ao much discrimination^would Is- necessary in the collection of the^inferior order of wives, at least ao far as^external ap|m-arance went. To Is- aure a^man Just starting out in married life^would take pnina to get plenty of wives^cx|m*ricuced in cookery, wives skilled in^I the laundry business, wives tit for cham-^I iM-rmuids, scrubbing wives, wives with a^knowledge of Issikkeepmg, and heavy-^draught wives for use on the farm; but all^of these wives could l^e appointed on a^pure business lawns, that of their abilities,^to determine which candidates might Imb^subjected to a civil service examination.^To marry 11 fly or sixty wives at once^tile bridegroom w ould Im^ under the neees-^sity of hiring a hall; but on the other band^only one minister or justice of the |s-itce^would he required, so that the total cost^would be less than the aggregate expense^of ho many separate weddings strung^along at the rate of two or three a year.^The only objection that we can hcc to^Hishop StcnhoiiHc'N ingenious scheme to^legalise bigamy, and it is not so much all^objection, indeed, as it is a possible* dis^^comfort attendant upon the |ieciiliar cir-^cuinstancca of the case, is this, that for^the first few weeks or so there will Is- UIl-^seeuily jealousy and strife among the^many ladies. I'ndcr the old method pur^^sued by the bend of the house, namely^that of marrying at intervals, the wives^got use to the introduction of new com^^ers, and although Home might feel at^tilll.es th^- pangs of jealousy and grief, the^household was ill Hitch a well-established^state of order and discipline, that all such^feelings were necessarily suppressed.^Any outbreak was im|s^ssil^le. I'ndcr the^new plan there is bound to be more or^less confusion for a time, and complaints^of indifference, distrust ami neglect are^almost certain to arise. There will Ml^considerable clashing antl crying before^all the wives find their respective places^ami duties in the household, and the bride^^groom will have trouble in adjudicating^their varioiiH antl multiform claims. Hut^time works wonders ami a happy family^may Ik- the outcome at last.
CURRENT COM Mb NT
HighArt at the Hub.^From the New York Trllmae.
Theysay it is a great treat to hear n^cultivated HoHtoli girl sing ^Whence did^you Procure thut Tile'.'^ or ^John, Pro^^cure your Fowling Piece.
TheNew I'osl master's Tongue.
Fromthe Chester Kvcniiiu News.
Chudwicknearly wore out his tongue in^his oration before General Clurksoii, and^he may have to half sole Is/forc he com-^^neuces licking postage stamps.
Mow^MMBJB Would Settlr It.
Fromthe New York Herald.
Acommittee of scientific men wan ap-^MMMRi yesterday to examine the Kgy|^-^tian obelisk in Central park with a view^to preserving it from further disintegra^^tion. If the olsdisk were in Chicago the^MMk would solve the problem by^building a new one.
CivilService Reform In llllnoU.
Fromthe Kansas MM Tunes.
SenatorFarwell is not only opposed to^the civil MVM law, but he MWM that^senators and congressmen should Is^ al^^lowed to make l^s-al federal ap|k^iut-^uieiits. This is a |m^pular belief among^senators anil congressmen, and especi^^ally among Illinois senators ami congress^^men.
Howto Kduests the Indiana.^From the i liicago Times.
TheHi-crctary of the interior in bin an^^nual report says that the way to make the^Indians self-siip|s^rtiug is to educate their^children. Kxaetly. Educate them to get^up at 5 o'clfs-k in the morning and milk^the cows, f^HHl the horses, get a bite of^breakfast, and then put in a day behind^the plow, milk again, eat, and go to bed.
AContented Klectlou I'reeedenU
Fromthe Kansas t'itv Star.
Thecontested election cost's which will^come up in congress when it meets in I^e-^eemls-rare likely to occupy much time^and to MMM no end of wrangling and^debate. Seventeen scuts are in doubt and^all of them are clahiusl by republicans.^The party majority in such cases not in^^frequently cuts more of a figure than the^law and tin- evidence. Thad Stevens es^^tablished the pndent when he said:
^If course we must stand hy our d ^d^rascals. Which is he 7
Hlppolyteand Fred Hough
Fromtin* Chicago Times.
PrcHidciitHipitolyte is declared to Is' itt-^cciiHcd la-cause this government is repre^^sented at llay ti by Fred Douglass, a col^^ored man. As Hippofytc's blood is tinc^^tured with bronze, it is difficult to^understand how he can justly complain.^He should remember that it is not the^person but the |s^wer back of the person^that iIim's honor to his country, and that^there is not a greater nation represented^at his tinsel court than the one which^stands there ill the person of Fred Doug^^lass. Hippolyte should pluck that ^Mole^^out of his own eye and give it to us for a^narlsir.
MENAND WOMEN.
Prof.Huxley is a confirmed dyspeptic.
MyronW. Whitney, the Hoston basso,^served for Heveti years as a bricklayer.
Prof.Tucker, of Andover, limits the^original thinkers of America to three^names - Jonathan F.dwards, Benjamin^Franklin and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
SamuelMorse, of Ksscx, Muss., has^been hungry all the time for thirteen^years. He drinks three quarts of water^|mt day and eats hearty meals every hour.^His age is til years ami his weight t:c^^pounds. His case is u pti/./le to the phy^^sicians.
Theo|m-iiing of the diamond fields of^South Africa, from which $l,tUI,UUO,tluu^worth of diamonds have ts-eu taken, was^ilue to the pertinacity of a man named^Cl'Ucilly, who was a trailer among the^natives ami first conceived the idea that^the country was rich in diamonds ami^gold. O'Koilly himself diil not go to the^diggings and did not profit by them. On^the contrary'- the rush to the diamond^fields ruined his trade with the natives,^and a South African correspondent says^that he is now working for. his living.
E8TE8
CONNELL
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COKPKNY.
Ourstock of Fall and Winter Goods was never so com^^plete as now and prices will be found as low or^lower than can be found elsewhere.
BARGAINSIN EVERY DEPART^^MENT.
DRESSGOODS !
Inthis department we are excelled by none.^We invite inspection and take pleasure^in showing the Latest Novelties.
ThisWeek.
54-inchall-wool Ladies' Cloth at 65c per yard. This cloth is cheap^at 90 cents.
38-inchwool Tricot at 40c per yard, well worth 75c per yard.^The newest styles in Dress Flannels at 49c per yard.^Extra Heavy Twilled Flannels at 50c a yard, worth 75c.^40-inch all-wool Tricots, new line of shades at 48c per yard.
HOSIERYAND UNDERWEAR.
Ladies'Heavy Wool Hose at 25c^per pair, worth 40c.
Misses'Fine Cashmere Hose, all^sizes, at 25c per pair, black and^colored.
Misses'Knglish Ribbed Wool^Hose, all sizes, 5 pairs for Si.00.
Five-HookKid Gloves, extra^good, all sizes, at $l per pair.
Ladies'White Merino Vests and^Pants at 45c ^. d 75c, former^price 75c and Si.25.
Ladies'Scarlet AH-Wool Vests^and Pants at 90c per pair.
Misses'Scarlet Vests and Pants,^all sizes at 35c per pair, former^price 50c.
Five-HuttonKid Gloves for 50c^per pair, former price $1.00.
Cloaksand Jackets.
NEWWRAPS ARRIVING DAILY
Forthis week we will offer
50-NEWMARKETS-50
-AT-
TheseWraps are sold elsewhere at S8.00 to Si2.00. Come early and
securea bargain.
CARPETSAND OILCLOTHS.
Ourstock is large and well selected. Our price as low as the lowest.^SPECIAL FOR THE WEEK:^Extra Tapestry Brussels at50 cents per yard.
Blanketsand Comfortables.
50pairs 10-4 Brown Blankets at^S2.10 per pair.
50pairs 10-4 Blue Kersey Blan^^kets at S3.00 per pair.
50pairs Extra Fine Gray Blan^^kets at $5.00 per pair.
50White Wool Blankets at S4.50^per pair.
500Comfortables from Si.oo'up
to$3.00.
50 White Bed Spreads at 70c^each. A great bargain.
50extra heavy Bed Spreads at tl^each, former price Si.50.
50Fine Marseilles Bed Spreads^at Si.50 each, worth S2.25.
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